Verbal aspect in New Testament Greek / Buist M. Fanning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fanning, Buist M.

Series:

Oxford theological monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language, Biblical--Aspect.

Greek language, Biblical.

Bible. New Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

xiv, 471 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Summary:

This book discusses what verbal aspect is, how it functions in New Testament Greek, and the ways in which it has been treated in the past century. Fanning provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the aspects of present, past, and perfect, and cites extensive sections of New Testament Greek as illustrative evidence. In the process, he proposes a new critical approach that will prove invaluable to interpreters of New Testament texts.

Contents:

I General Matters

1 A Definition of Verbal Aspect 8

2 The Meaning of the Verbal Aspects in New Testament Greek 86

3 The Effect of Inherent Meaning and Other Elements on Aspectual Function 126

II Specific Areas of Aspect-Usage

4 The Aspects in the Indicative Mood 198

5 The Aspects in Commands and Prohibitions 325

6 The Aspects in the Other Non-Indicative Forms of the Verb 389.

Notes:

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oxford, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-447) and indexes.

ISBN:

0198267290 :

OCLC:

20454826